Re: [PATCH 0/6] builtin/maintenance: introduce "reflog-expire" task

From: Ramsay Jones <ramsay@ramsayjones.plus.com>
Date: Feb 26, 2025, 17:50 UTC
Message-ID: <543e1914-d05c-4053-916d-e8286edecf50@ramsayjones.plus.com>
In-Reply-To: <20250226-pks-maintenance-reflog-expire-v1-0-a1204a814952@pks.im>

On 26/02/2025 15:24, Patrick Steinhardt wrote:

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> Hi,
> 
> this patch series introduces a new "reflog-expire" task to
> git-maintenance(1). This task is designed to plug a gap when the "gc"
> task is disabled, as there is no way to expire reflog entries in that
> case.
> 
> This patch series has been inspired by the discussion at [1]. I consider
> it to be another step into the direction of replacing git-gc(1) and
> allowing for more flexible maintenance strategies overall. Next steps

Hmm, I don't know what you have in mind, but just as a data-point, I have never used, and have no inclination to use, git-maintenance. However, I do use git-gc extensively: at least once (times the number of repos fetched which have changes) per day, pretty much every day! :)

ATB, Ramsay Jones